Title:- The Wife’s Mistake
Author:- Lorna Dounaeva
Date published:- 19th February 2024
Publisher:- Bookouture
No. of pages:- 364 pages
Setting:- London, England
Genre:- Psychological Thriller
Rating:-
Plot:- 4/5
Writing:- 5/5
Overall rating:- 4.5/5
The hand-delivered note trembles between my fingers and my blood runs cold at the words staring back – you don’t deserve this life. Everything I’ve always dreamed of is finally within reach. How long do I have until my past catches up with me?
From inside our new perfect house, I watch the pool water ripple under the raindrops. Despite how calm it is outside, my heart pounds as I think about that terrible message and what it means for my marriage.
I never expected that one day I’d be sipping coffee in our handcrafted marble kitchen but, despite our good fortune, my husband is more distant than ever. With Hayden absent once again, I’m left to ask: what exactly is my husband hiding and is the note related?
I spend all night tossing and turning, with my heart racing in my chest. Looking out into the darkness, I swear I see movement beyond the garden hedges. I try to shake my fears away; I must be imagining things. That’s what Hayden would say.
I can’t ignore the feeling in the pit of my stomach – what if the person outside isn’t looking for Hayden, and instead, they’re looking for me? I’m paralysed by fear. It’s only a matter of time until I’ll have to confront my past. Hayden may have secrets, but so do I – my husband has no idea what I did all those years ago.
I know what I need to do to protect my perfect new life, and those around me don’t know how far I’m willing to go…
A gripping page-turner filled with edge-of-your-seat suspense, fans of Sally Hepworth, Lisa Jewell and Liane Moriarty will be completely hooked by The Wife’s Mistake!
The Wife’s Mistake talks about a couple named Natalie and Hayden who ended up winning a lottery and how their past comes back to haunt them as they now lead a new life as millionaires.
This is the author’s debut. The premise was interesting, the story is mainly told from Natalie’s and Hayden’s POV mostly. The first 25% part of the story was slightly boring and was slow burn but after Natalie and Hayden wins the lottery then things start to get interested towards the middle. We discover that both Natalie and Hayden are hiding secrets from each other . Natalie’s child whom she had given up for adoption might have returned back to her life and someone was trying to blackmail Hayden after hearing the news that Hayden had won the lottery/ Both Natalie and Hayden are unreliable characters which did make the whole story sound interesting. The writing overall was great but however, not much twists and turns are present which you would normally expect in a psychological thriller. However, the ending at the story was great which actually made me give this book a higher rating.
If you are looking for an unputdownable thriller, then I suggest you check out this book–worth 4.5 stars!
Many thanks to Netgalley and Bookouture for the ARC. Many thanks for Bookouture for making me a part of the blog tour. The review is based on my honest opnion only.
Lorna Dounaeva is a politics graduate who worked for the British Home Office before turning to crime fiction. She writes dark domestic thrillers and is especially fond of female villains. She lives in the Orkney islands with her Ukrainian husband and his parents, three children, a crafty cat and a happy dog.
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